Journal of the Optical Society of America a-Optics Image Science and Vision

pISSN: 1084-7529eISSN: 1520-8532• JCR: J OPT SOC AM AOptica Publishing GroupUnited States
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2026 Impact Factor

1.5

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

No change vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    1.5
  2. Metric year 2024

    1.5

JCR Category Rankings

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CategoryIndexesQuartile
OPTICSSCIEQ3
Q3
JCR Quartile
B3
CAS Block

Journal of the Optical Society of America a-Optics Image Science and Vision current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Neuroscience

Ranked #851 in Neuroscience by impact factor and #178 among Q3 Neuroscience journals. This context helps compare Journal of the Optical Society of America a-Optics Image Science and Vision against journals publishing in the same field.

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Journal of the Optical Society of America a-Optics Image Science and Vision publication trend

Published 1,278 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 1.5.

2026 vs 2025: -215
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Journal Details

Total Articles
17,769
H-Index
240
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSurfaces, Coatings and FilmsCognitive Neuroscience

Article Volume

2022
327
2023
293
2024
319
2025
277
2026
62
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